CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) — A Chula Vista youth soccer coach is expressing gratitude after his community rallied to replace equipment that was stolen along with his truck last week.
Esteban Castaneda coaches two club teams of 11- and 12-year-olds who practice several times a week at Santa Venetia Park in Chula Vista. Last Monday, his Toyota Tacoma was stolen from outside his home. He later tracked it to Mexico using a GPS system.
The loss of the truck was compounded by the soccer equipment inside, most of which Castaneda had purchased out of his own pocket, forcing him to temporarily cancel practices for both teams…